Men's Fencing Stands Ninth After Day One of NCAA Championships

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Senior co-captain
Benjamin Ungar won 11 bouts in the men's epee Friday to help the
Crimson finish ninth after day one of competition at the 2009 NCAA
Fencing Championships, hosted by Penn State. Harvard sits ninth
with 27 team points, while the Nittany Lions are in first with
61.

Ungar, a 2006 individual national champion, picked up victories
in 11 of his 14 matches and scored 63 touches for a +31 indicator
rating, the best among all epee fencers. Junior Karl
Harmenberg ranks 16th in the same weapon after the first four
rounds, as he won six bouts, amassed 50 touches and posted a -6
indicator rating.

In the sabre division, freshman Valentin Staller posted six wins
and sits in 14th place at his first NCAA meet. Staller
finished the day with 51 touches and a -10 indicator rating.
Senior co-captain Kai Itameri-Kinter collected four wins in the
foil and scored 47 touches, placing him 20th.

Action resumes Friday with rounds 5-7 of all three men's weapons
beginning at 9:30 a.m.